[bears9]

Brian Urlacher isn't the only Pro Bowl linebacker choosing not to participate in the Bears' offseason program.

While Urlacher is bucking for a raise and has introduced the prospects of being traded or retiring, that can't be the explanation for the whereabouts of Lance Briggs, who also has skipped the workouts, according to teammates. Briggs just signed a $36 million deal that's already $250,000 lighter because he has missed the maximum number of days.


Briggs' absence could speak volumes about how he feels about the six-year contract he received last month after there surprisingly was no market for him following his long-awaited arrival in free agency.

Briggs another linebacker who's taking the offseason off :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Bears

[Lefty Noob]

So much for Briggs being listed as one of the happy Chicago Bears players.
Wow... I sure hope this team isn't as big of a mess as the media is making them out to be. Things sure look bleak if you believe everything you read.

[azrael492]

Things must be going really bad for the team if Urlacher is unhappy. He always struck me as a company man. I have never heard him complain before.